Chapter 8
Summary
- The protagonist, Feyre, scouts the estate gardens while thinking of ways to arm and potentially escape, though she cautiously decides to stay.
- Feyre reflects on the dangers beyond the estate and decides she needs to find an ally to negotiate her situation with her captor, Tamlin.
- Consideration is given to seeking help from Tamlin's emissary, Lucien, despite his clear disdain for her presence and suggestion to kill her.
- While in the garden, she hears mysterious footsteps and laughter but sees nothing, heightening her sense of vulnerability to invisible entities.
- Alis interrupts her tense moment in the garden and calls her back to the manor, leaving Feyre still feeling watched.
- Feyre steals a knife at dinner as a means of self-defense.
- She reflects on the difficulty of dining with Tamlin and Lucien due to their strained relations.
- Feyre discreetly observes the aristocratic ambiance and the weaponry possessed by Tamlin and Lucien, considering their significance.
- During dinner, Feyre conceals her newly acquired knife and grapples with the need to win Lucien's favor in order to manipulate her situation.
- Tamlin discloses that he knows Feyre was a hunter due to evidence found in her home, but this knowledge doesn't soften her resolve or feelings.
- Feyre considers her modest dreams for her family against the ostentatious wealth of the High Fae.
- She tries to engage with Tamlin and Lucien, seeking information that could help her, hinting at the desire to understand their world better.
- Tamlin and Lucien respond to Feyre's questions about their lives, revealing a mix of sarcasm and genuine curiosity.
- After a tense exchange about Feyre's mother, Tamlin offers condolences for her loss, which she internally dismisses.
- Feyre resolves to find an opportune time to influence Lucien to advocate for her cause to Tamlin.
- She prepares a satchel with essentials and the purloined knife, ready for a swift departure from the estate if the chance arises.